03/06/2009

Din a nin a nin a (Lego) BATMAN

So our Ben had a Superhero party last week. Now, imagine he had invited you. (He didn't mean not to invite you. After all, strangers are just friends he hasn't met yet. But there's a limit to the number of people you can sleep on one sofa.*) You're sitting there thinking "just how can I wow my new Firebox friends with a superhero costume?" Well, were you thinking Lego Batman? Of course you were.

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Meet friend to Firebox, Pete "All Kinds of Awesome" Wycherley.

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In typical Yorkshire fashion, Pete here didn't want to fork out on buying a costume for the party, so spent three weeks making this. Scaled exactly so both he and Batman could bend at the waist, the mouth also slides around so you can chat to people while waiting for your pint at the bar.**

Pete, who always played it safe at uni, had this to say: "He got covered in beer stains! I'm currently looking to find somewhere for him to live, he'd like an out of town mansion (ideally with a cave system below)."

Inspiration! Creativity! Dedication! Yorkshire Charm! We love all of these things. Talking of which (although perhaps not exclusive to Yorkshire) have you seen our Firebox Inventor competition? If you've got any of these attributes, or just a clever little idea, let us know!

*Three. In case you were wondering.
**We should probably mention, before you spend your lunch hours trying to recreate this with cereal boxes and double-sided sticky tape, that Pete is a professional Model Maker (no sniggering at the back) and recently won an award for a shelving unit. Fancy.

28/05/2009

Could You Be A Firebox Inventor?

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We have just announced our new competition to find a Firebox Inventor.

Calling all creative geniuses, visionaries, mad scientists, tinkerers, ponderers and garden shed inventors:

We’ve teamed up with Stuff, the World’s best-selling gadget magazine, to launch Firebox Inventor: a national search to find the next must-have product for 2010 and it might just be your idea that makes it onto our shelves! It could be a cool new toy, handy gadget, or something else entirely: if it’s original and it fits our quirky range, we want to hear about it.

20/05/2009

Steam Powered Dragon

A dragon, a dragon, I swear I saw a dragon!

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"Handcrafted just outside Nuremburg, Germany, this limited edition Steam Dragon tin toy is impressive, to say the least.  Powered by a nickel-plated brass boiler double-acting Wilesco steam engine, this Steam Dragon is beautiful display piece and perfect for mechanically curious kids ages 12+, adults and collectors alike.  It makes a clever conversation piece and is ideal for that special someone who has everything."
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19/05/2009

They've Flipped!

It seems the celebs are going mad about our Flip HD Video Cameras. The cameras have been a global smash, with Oprah and Ellen being two of its biggest fans. Back in the UK, we spotted Jamelia, Danni and Gethin all having a go of our amazingly easy-to-use HD video camera.

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There are more pictures here. Keep your eyes peeled for any other celebs using the Flip.

14/05/2009

D-List Spotting at Loaded's 15th

Aaron and James from Firebox were invited to Loaded magazine's 15th Birthday party at the Bloomsbury Bowling Centre in London. After a lot of free drink and several Krispy Kremes they found themselves collecting photos of D-List celebrities.

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James got a little bit excitable when he met Lucy Pinder

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Aaron got pimped by the Westwood

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Ziggy plays 'hide the bottom lip' with James

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And last but not least Aaron spots Scorpion from the original Gladiators


Thanks to the lads at Loaded for the invites! But who wins the (minor) celeb spot? Aaron or James?